2 Mark - Eric XIV

2 Mark - Eric XIV - obverse2 Mark - Eric XIV - reverse

© Uppsala Universitet

Features

Issuer City of Reval (Swedish Estonia)
King Eric XIV (1561-1568)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1561-1562
Value 2 Mark
Currency Mark (1561-1710)
Composition Silver
Weight 22.91 g
Diameter 39 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
138517
References Fed# 186
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий : Coin Identifier = Coins of the Baltic States of 14th - 18th centuries / Определитель монет. Valgus, Tallin, Estonia.

Obverse

A four-sectioned crowned shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ERICVS : XIIII : D : G : SVE : GOT : V : RE :

Translation:
Eric XIV Dei Gratia Sveciae Gothorum Vandalorumque Rex
Eric XIV, with God's grace, King of Sweden, the Goths, and the Wends

Reverse

Cross in shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MONETA : NOVA : REVALENSIS : 6Z

Translation:
Moneta Nova Revaliensis
New coin of Reval

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Reval, modern-day Tallinn, Estonia

Comments

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1561 (last two digits of the date):
1) ERICVS : XIIII : D : G : SVE : GOT : VA : REX : / MONETA : NOVA : REVALENSIS : 61

1562:
1) ERICVS : XIIII : D : G : SVE : GOT : V : RE : / MONETA : NOVA : REVALENSIS : 6Z
2) ERICVS : XIIII : D : G : REX : SVECIE : / MONETA : NOVA : REVALENSIS : 6Z

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1561 
1561  (15)61
1562  (15)6Z

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